Essays about: "thesis in applied linguistics"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the words thesis in applied linguistics.

  1. 11. "Let us build an ark!" : Jonas De Geer and the negotiation of religion within radical nationalism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Tomas Lundström; [2016]
    Keywords : radical nationalism; far right; right-wing extremism; radical right; antisemitism; islamophobia; catholicism; traditionalism; Jonas De Geer;

    Abstract : This thesis illuminates meaning(s) of religion in a Swedish radical nationalist context. The empirical study is based on a critical text analysis of author Jonas De Geer, key ideology producer of Swedish radical nationalism. READ MORE

  3. 12. Metaphors and Cultural Imprints : A comparative study of Persian and English Metaphors in Jamalzadeh's 'Roast Goose' and Maugham's 'The Luncheon'

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Mojgan Jebeli; [2015]
    Keywords : Conceptual metaphor; culture; English language; Persian language; cognitive linguistics; Metaphor Identification Procedure;

    Abstract : The main goal of this study is to identify conceptual metaphors in two genetically distinct languages, namely Iranian Persian and British English, analyze their domains and attempt to detect possible cultural impacts on their construction. Although there are a good number of studies on the relationship between metaphor and culture in some languages, there appears to be a limited number of comparative studies on different languages with culturally distinct contexts and their metaphors. READ MORE

  4. 13. Gendered Rhetoric in the UN General Assembly? : The Rhetorical Styles of Male and Female Representatives of Sweden and the United States

    University essay from Avd för juridik, ekonomi, statistik och politik

    Author : Marcus Åhagen; Johan Nilsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Rhetorical style; masculine; feminine; UNGA; gender of culture;

    Abstract : During the last few decades the academic re-gendering has reached the field of rhetorical discourse and differences of speech and rhetoric has been determined. Another gender shift has occurred during the last few decades in the appointments of foreign policy representatives, from being one of the last patriarchal strongholds the change towards equality has been remarkably swift. READ MORE

  5. 14. An Auteur Study of Kira Muratova Focusing on the Films Two in One and Melody for a Street Organ

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Helena Tomasson; [2012]
    Keywords : Soviet cinema; post-modern cinema; semiotics; meaning; text; heteroglossia; film study; film analysis; Kira Muratova; auteur study; dialogism; violence; grotesque in film; Ukrainian cinema; Arts and Architecture; Cultural Sciences; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis is dedicated to the cinema art of Kira Muratova with the focus on the theme of grotesque. Kira Muratova shot films of different genres; mixing styles, creating a new reality of cinema, mixing audio-visualization of people with animals, classical literature with slang, including photography and pornography, installation, performance, opera and ballet. READ MORE

  6. 15. Dialectal Speech in Literature and Translation : Bachelor Degree Thesis in English Linguistics

    University essay from Engelska

    Author : Elsa Bådagård; [2012]
    Keywords : Translation;

    Abstract : This essay studies how dialectal speech is reflected in written literature and how this phenomenon functions in translation. With this purpose in mind, Styron's Sophie's Choice and Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are analysed using samples of non-standard orthography which have been applied in order to reflect the dialect, or accent, of certain characters. READ MORE